Direction indicator for automobiles



' G. DAVIDSON. DIRECTION INDICATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES.

AFTPLICATION FILED SEPT.8| IQZI- Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

VI DSON QEQ E DA headlight to the right or the left hand to the left simultaneously with the raising of the right or left hand shutters respectively.

2. In a direction indicator for moving ve hicles, the combination with the vehicle headlights, of a coloured shutter within each headlight disposed normally out of sight, means for raising said shutters whereby the headlights appear the colour of the shutters, means for swinging the right hand headlight to the ri ht or the left hand to the left simuli headlight disposed normallv out of sight,

means for raising said shutters whereby the headlights appear the colour of the shutter, means for swinging the ri ht hand headlight to the right and the left Eand to the left simultaneously with the raising of the right and left hand shutters respectively, and means for temporarily maintaining said shutter in its raised position and the headlightv in its swung position.

4. A direction indicator-for rooting vehi cles comprising right and left hand headlights capable of being swung outwardly respectively to the ri ht and left, a shutter within each headlig t formed of coloured transparent connected slats normally collapsed one on the other out of sight, flexible lights capable of being swung outwardly respectively to the right and left, a shutter within each headlight formed of coloured transparent connected slats normally collapsed one on the other out of sight, flexible cables connected at one end to the upper slat of each shutter their opposite ends being connected to a lever the operation of which I pulls the cable to raise the shutters, a flexible cable for each headlight connected at one end to the headlight and at the opposite end'to a lever the operation of which swings its respective headlight outwardly, a flexible connection between each headlight cable and each shutter cable, and a spring for ach headlight compressed by the outward swinging movement of the headlight operative'to return the headlight to its normal position when the respective cable is freed from the pull. a

Dated at Ladysmith, B. (1., this 15th day of August, 1921.

GEORGE DAVIDSON. 

